Around fifty thousand landless people are living in Urirchar, a coastal island under Noakhali district, without legal ownership of the land they inhabit. Despite having homes, roads, and markets, residents say they have no land registered in their names. Many claim they face constant threats, lawsuits, and attacks from land grabbers, leaving them in fear and uncertainty. The residents have urged the government to allocate land based on the survey conducted under the Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP).

Local residents, including Rahima Akter, Belal Mia, and Abdur Rahman, described years of hardship, displacement by river erosion, and ongoing intimidation by influential groups allegedly using fake documents to seize land. They expressed determination to defend their homes, calling the island their only refuge. Landless leader Abu Bakkar Siddique Nasu Majhi appealed to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to intervene and ensure fair land distribution.

Noakhali Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Shafiqul Islam stated that many landless families have already received land allocations and that the authorities are verifying the legitimacy of claims in Urirchar to provide land to genuine and vulnerable families soon.